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Supreme Court judgments on Section 4, Land Acquisition Act, 1894

33 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2025. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Section 4 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

State of Haryana & Others vs Aalamgir & Others
SC · 18 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 1460 : 2025 INSC 407
The present appeals assail the orders passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in several writ petitions in respect of acquisition of various parcels of land from time to time by issuance of notifications u/ss.4 and 6…
Banwari and Others vs Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (HSIIDC) and Another
SC · 10 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 463 : 2024 INSC 951
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court allowing the writ petition filed by the respondent relying on Ramsingbhai (Ramsangbhai) Jerambhai’s case and setting aside the order passed by the…
Horrmal (Deceased) Through His LRs & Ors. vs State of Haryana & Ors.
SC · 21 October 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 1709 : 2024 INSC 797
(1) Whether the appellants are entitled to higher compensation for their acquired lands, and if so, to what extent; and (2) Whether the methodology for calculating the quantum of such compensation has been appropriately…
Kazi Akiloddin vs State of Maharashtra & Ors.
SC · 10 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 2248 : 2024 INSC 505
What should be the market value of the land of the appellant as on 03.06.1999; does the site of the appellant fall within ‘Blue Zone’ as contended by the acquiring body-Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation (VIDC);…
Delhi Development Authority vs Anita Singh & Ors.
SC · 1 May 2023
[2023] 5 S.C.R. 655 : 2023 INSC 473
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 – s. 24(2) – Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss. 4, 6, 11, 30, 31 – Respondent no.1 purchased a land – The said land…
Anil Agarwal Foundation etc. etc. vs State of Orissa and Ors.
SC · 12 April 2023
[2023] 8 S.C.R. 969 : 2023 INSC 361
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss. 4(1), 6, 44B – Land Acquisition Rules, 1963 – rr. 3 & 4 – Acquisition Proceedings – Allotment of land – To Private Company – For setting up of University – Undue Favour to Company – Non-c…
State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. vs Rajiv and Anr.
SC · 24 February 2023
[2023] 3 S.C.R. 1 : 2023 INSC 159
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – s.4 – Land in question was used by the State for construction of road in the year 1996, however, no compensation was paid and the land was used without acquiring it under the provisions of th…
New Okhla Industrial Development Authority vs Omvir Singh & Ors.
SC · 15 December 2022
[2022] 17 S.C.R. 729 : 2022 INSC 1284
Land Acquisition Act, 1894: ss. 4, 6, 18 – Land acquisition – Enhancement of compensation – Land in question acquired for the planned development by the NOIDA, vide Notification dated 22.11.1982 – Award of compensation a…
State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr. vs Radheshyam & Ors.
SC · 24 November 2022
[2022] 9 S.C.R. 743 : 2022 INSC 1228
Land Acquisition Act, 1894: s.4(1) – Market value of land acquired – Determination of – Standard method of determination is by evaluating the land on the date of publication of notification u/s. 4(1) of the Land Acquisit…
Delhi Development Authority vs Damini Wadhwa & Ors.
SC · 4 November 2022
[2022] 16 S.C.R. 602 : 2022 INSC 1174
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 – s.24(2) – Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss.4, 6 – High Court declared that the acquisition w.r.t the lands in qu…
Hari Ram (Deceased) Thr. His Lrs. and Anr. vs Land Acquisition Collector Cum District Revenue Officer Gurgaon and Ors.
SC · 20 October 2022
[2022] 15 S.C.R. 664 : 2022 INSC 1122
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – s.4 – Compensation – Enhancement of – Land in question came to be acquired under the provisions of the 1894 Act for setting up of Liquified Petroleum Gas Plant – Land Acquisition Officer dete…
Jaspal Singh & Others vs The State of Haryana and Others
SC · 20 October 2022
[2022] 15 S.C.R. 670 : 2022 INSC 1126
Land Acquisition Act,1894 – ss.4,6,11 – Compensation – Enhancement of – Lands were acquired for Jhajjar Thermal Power Plant under the provisions of 1894 Act – Acquisition collector determined and awarded compensation @ R…
Kazi Moinuddin Kazi Bashiroddin & Ors. vs The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation, through Its Senior Regional Manager Regional Office, Mtdc, Aurangabad
SC · 30 September 2022
[2022] 7 S.C.R. 509 : 2022 INSC 1055
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss.4, 6 and 18 – Acquisition proceedings – Matter relating to payment of compensation – Approach of technicalities to be avoided – Case of MTDCrespondent no.1 that 50% of the amount of compen…
Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. & Ors. vs Mr. Deepak Aggarwal & Ors.
SC · 28 July 2022
[2022] 17 S.C.R. 1079 : 2022 INSC 767
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 – s.24(1)– ”initiated” – Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – s.4 –Meaning and interpretation of”initiated” in s.24(1) of…
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited vs M/s. Nemichand Damodardas & Anr.
SC · 11 July 2022
[2022] 6 S.C.R. 747 : 2022 INSC 697
Land Acquisition Act, 1894: s.4 – Land acquisition – Compensation – Determination of, on the basis of Ready Reckoner rates – Correctness of – Held: Rates mentioned in the Ready Reckoner, are for the purpose of collection…
Delhi Administration Thr. Secretary, Land and Building Department & Ors. vs Pawan Kumar & Ors.
SC · 6 May 2022
[2022] 3 S.C.R. 791 : 2022 INSC 526
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss. 4 and 6 – Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 – s. 24(2) – Lapse of acquisition proceedings – Claim of – Respondent…
Delhi Development Authority vs Godfrey Phillips (I) Ltd and Ors.
SC · 6 May 2022
[2022] 19 S.C.R. 1193 : 2022 INSC 527
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - s. 6, s.4, 5 - Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 – s. 24(2) –Original land owners entered into agreement to sell with…
Reddy Veerana vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Others
SC · 5 May 2022
[2022] 3 S.C.R. 663 : 2022 INSC 520
Land Acquisition Act, 1894: ss. 4, 11, 17 – Compensation – Grant of – Large piece of land allotted to DLF, including the scheduled piece of land of the appellant for which, the decree of permanent injunction was in opera…
Delhi Development Authority vs Bhim Sain Goel and Ors.
SC · 25 April 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 1164 : 2022 INSC 472
Land Acquisition Act, 1894: ss. 4, 6, 16 and 18 – Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 –s. 24(2) – Notification u/s 4 to acquire land of the responden…
Jai Parkash etc etc vs Union Territory, Chandigarh etc etc
SC · 10 March 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 767 : 2022 INSC 290
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss.4 and 6 – Acquisition of land – Determination of fair market value – Just compensation – Land Acquisition Officer assessed market value of the acquired lands @ Rs.6,87,837/- per acre – Ref…
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Ors. vs Vasant Mahadev Patil (Dead) through L.R.S & Ors.
SC · 14 February 2022
[2022] 16 S.C.R. 358 : 2022 INSC 179
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 – s.19 – Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 – ss.126, 127 – Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss.4, 6, 1…
Walchandnagar Industries Ltd. vs The State of Maharashtra & Anr.
SC · 4 February 2022
[2022] 18 S.C.R. 826 : 2022 INSC 146
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 :ss. 4, 6, 17, 18, 23, 24 – Land acquisition – Determination of compensation in light of clauses “thirdly” and “fourthly” of s. 23 concerning ‘severance’ and ‘injurious affection’ respectively…
Anil Kumar Soti vs State of Uttar Pradesh through Collector Bijnore (Up)
SC · 23 November 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 434 : 2021 INSC 779
Land Acquisition Act, 1894: s. 4 – Land acquisition – Market value/Compensation – Determination of – Held: While determining the market value/compensation, previous instances of acquisition in proximity for location and…
Ramesh Kumar vs Bhatinda Integrated Cooperative Cotton Spinning Mill and Ors.
SC · 13 September 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 787 : 2021 INSC 466
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss. 4 and 23 – Compensation – Enhancement of – A Notification u/s.4 was issued on 06.06.1988 and the land in question was acquired for public purposes for establishing Cotton Spinning and Gin…
Murali alias Dhananjayan vs State of Kerala
SC · 2 March 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 166 : 2021 INSC 139
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – s.28(A) and s.4(1) – Redetermination of compensation in accordance with enhanced compensation awarded to other land owners when lands acquired under a common Notification – Lands owned by app…
Punalur Paper Mills Ltd. vs West Bengal Mineral Development and Trading Corporation Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 1 March 2021
[2021] 3 S.C.R. 1 : 2021 INSC 126
West Bengal Premises Requisition and Control (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1947 – Requisition of Premises – Scope of s. 10B – Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss. 4 and 17(4) – Premises owned by appellant was requisitioned und…
Union of India & Ors. vs Gopaldas Bhagwan Das & Ors.
SC · 4 February 2020
[2020] 3 S.C.R. 765 : 2020 INSC 127
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss.4(1), 6 – In 1943, Govt. of India requisitioned 4 acres and 34 gunthas of land bearing Survey No. 120/2 (Part) of Village Malad, Mumbai – In 1949, 2.68 acres land out of the aforesaid land…
Ningappa Thotappa Angadi (Dead) through Lrs. vs The Special Land Acquisition Officer and Another
SC · 13 December 2019
[2019] 15 S.C.R. 37 : 2019 INSC 1365
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss.4(1), 6(1), 17(1), (4) & 18 – Long delay in filing SLP – Grant of enhanced compensation as granted in the case of other land owners, under the same acquisition, who appealed against the im…
Shiv Kumar & Anr. vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 14 October 2019
[2019] 13 S.C.R. 695 : 2019 INSC 1142
Land Acquisition Act, 1894: s.4 – Whether a purchaser of the property after issuance of notification under s.4 of the Act of 1894, can invoke the provisions contained in s.24 of the Act of 2013 – Held: An incumbent, who…
E.A. Aboobacker & Ors. vs State of Kerala & Ors.
SC · 27 September 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 263 : 2018 INSC 899
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss.3(c), 4(1), 17(1) and 17(4) – Special Tahsildar if empowered to perform the functions of the Collector under the Act – State Government acquired land in its district for purpose of the Inf…

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